Realistic Aircraft Weapon – Game Ready / 3D Model + Full Tutorial

This is a personal project I created to improve my hard-surface workflow and presentation skills.
The asset was fully modeled in Blender, starting from a detailed High poly version and then optimized into a Low poly for real-time use.
The textures were created in Substance Painter (4K PBR workflow), and then baked from high to low.

**(NOTE: the videos are not narrated, its a screen recording with shortcuts display)**

• Optimized Subdivided Mesh (Low-Poly)
• Clean Quad Topology
• Unwrapped in UDIMs workflow
• 4K Textures in PNG 

For rendering and presentation:
• Blender (Cycles) was used for cinematic final renders and animation.
• Marmoset Toolbag was used to showcase the game-ready version with textures applied.

The final presentation includes:
• 4K renders from Blender
• A short video animation (40 sec)
• Wireframe and breakdown images (Highpoly / Lowpoly / UVs)
• Marmoset Viewer (interactive)

Softwares used in this pack:
Blender 4.5 / Rizom UV 2025 / Substance Painter 11.0.0 / Marmoset Toolbag 5

• Addons Used in Blender:Hardops-Quad Remesher v1.3
• All addons are available
• No narrated 
• Realtime tutorial
• Screen Recording + Shortcuts display

Tutorial Features:

• +7 hrs modeling in 16parts (Blender)
• +3 hrs Unwrapping in 6 part (Rizom UV)
• +7  min Baking in 1 parts (Substance Painter)
• +2 hrs Texturing in 4 parts (Substance Painter)
• +1 hrs Lighting and Rendering in 2 Part (Marmoset Toolbag)
• +3 hrs Unwrapping Texturing Rendering and Animation  in 7 Part (Blender)
• Total Timing: 16hrs 14min

 Mesh Propeties 

• vertices: 39.915
• Faces: 41.590
• Triangles: 79.752

Timelapse — from blockout to final render.
Built with hard-surface modeling techniques, detailed texturing, and lighting tuned for realism. Took care on every edge, panel and weld to push the silhouette and silhouette-readability.
Want a breakdown of the workflow, texture maps, or the .blend file

https://youtu.be/VNUV4GJ54_E

This project helped me refine my pipeline for creating realistic and optimized hard-surface models suitable for games, cinematics, and real-time applications.

1.2

✅ Key Updates to File Structure and Pricing Model:

To provide the best quality and easier content management for our customers, the file structure of this package has been significantly updated:

• Complete File Separation: All assets are now clearly and completely separated into dedicated folders:

  • Low-Poly Models (Game-Ready): Optimized models ready for direct use in game engines.

  • High-Poly Models (Source Files): High-detail sculpts/meshes for technical artists, retopology, and modifications.

  • 4K/8K Textures: High-resolution texture maps.

• Flexible Pricing Model: You can now purchase the Low-Poly or High-Poly versions separately, based on your specific project needs. However, the Full Bundle remains the best and most cost-effective option to get both versions and maximum value.

• General Optimization: Improved folder structure and file naming for a better user experience and easier integration.

1.3

💡 Note for Previous Buyers:

(You may add this note in the product description section, not necessarily the Release Notes, to reassure previous customers.)

Attention Previous Buyers: Customers who have already purchased the original full bundle will receive all new files (including the separated Low-Poly and High-Poly versions) as a free update. Thank you for your continued support!

1.4

• Included Reference Folder: A curated collection of high-quality references used during the creation process.